How Many People Are Named Smiley?
An estimated 117 people in the United States have the first name Smiley. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Smiley peaked in popularity in 1926 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Smiley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Smiley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Smiley is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
117
About 1 in 2,929,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1926
13 births
Total Registered
357
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Smiley
Smiley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 357 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Smiley as a male name
Ranked #5,555 in 1971
5 male births in 1971
Peak: 1926 (13 births)
Smiley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Smiley span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 74 babies were registered. Smiley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Smiley by Decade
How has Smiley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Smiley by State
Smiley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Smiley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Smiley
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Smiley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Smiley?
We estimate approximately 117 people named Smiley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,929,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Smiley a common name?
Smiley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 357 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Smiley most popular?
Smiley reached peak popularity in 1926, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Smiley is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Smiley a male name?
Smiley is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Smiley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Smiley Smith, Smiley Johnson, Smiley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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